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Martin Wallace (bishop)

Martin William Wallace (born 16 November 1948) is a retired Church of England bishop. He was the Bishop of Selby from 2003 to 2013.^[4]

He was trained for the priesthoodatKing's College London (Winchester scholarship, Bachelor of Divinity {BDHons}, Associate of King's College {AKC}),^[5] spending his final year at St Augustine's College, Canterbury.^[6]

He was ordained in 1972 he began his career with a curacyatSt Alban Attercliffe in the Diocese of Sheffield^[7] and was then successively vicarofSt Mark, Forest Gate, rural deanofNewham, priest in charge of St Thomas Bradwell-on-Sea and St Lawrence, St Lawrence, Newland, and chaplain to St Peter on the Wall, Bradwell-on-Sea, and industrial chaplain to Bradwell Power Station and Archdeacon of Colchester before appointment to the episcopate.^[5]

Wallace was consecrated on 4 December 2003 at York Minster.^[3] From 2003 to 2013, he served as the Bishop of Selby, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of York. In November 2013, he retired;^[8] and as of 2015,^[update] he lives in Bridlington, Yorkshire.^[6]

His works include Healing Encounters in the City (1987), City Prayers (1994), Pocket Celtic Prayers (1996), and A Celtic Resource Book (1998). In addition to writing, he is also a keen garden designer.^[9]

• The Reverend Martin Wallace (1972–1989)
• The Reverend Canon Martin Wallace (1989–1997)^[5]
• The Venerable Martin Wallace (1997–2003)
• The Right Reverend Martin Wallace (2003–present)

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